sportscotland fundamentally believes that child protection is everyone’s responsibility. Therefore everyone working, participating or volunteering in sport has a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of children in and through sport.
sportscotland is committed to working with Children 1st to support its partners in sport to develop robust child protection policies and procedures that will ensure all children can take part in sport safely and happily.
sportscotland and Children 1st work in partnership to deliver a Child Protection in Sport Service that supports sport organisations to develop and promote a positive environment for children taking part in sport.
Further information about the Child Protection in Sport Service can be obtained from the links on the right hand side of this page. More detailed information about developing and implementing a child protection programme in sports clubs can be obtained from the Child Protection section contained within sportscotland’s Help for Clubs website
The Scottish Executive child protection web pages also contain a wealth of information about the legal and policy background to child protection more generally in Scotland.